Dawn, I am unbelievably thrilled for you. And your story is very encouraging to me... if a stay at home mom of 6 can find the time to write and publish a book, then surely I, a childless bachelor, should really have to trouble, either. See? You are an inspiration to everyone.

I really love the general layout of the cover, the colors and designs and all...buuuut I don't think they should use that one little boy (not that he's not adorable) I just think they should use a maybe cartoon setting of six kids and a mom. Or even real pics of you and your kids, like the beautiful one ya'll took with the white backround!Do you have any say in that? Or is this the final choice?

HOW.FRIEKING.AWESOME.You go Dawn! I'm so proud of you. We ALL are I'm sure. We finally get to have our very own "Because I Said So" right here at home (autographed please!!!)

So happy for you!!! ~ And not that i want to say anything negative at such a great moment for you, but if you do still have a say so, I agree with everybody else. Your own kids, 1 or all would be a better cover imho. Either way, it'll be in my purse for me to read!!! Soooooo looking forward to it!

Everyone who wants your kids on the cover has obviously never taken 6 kids to get their pictures taken together. Congratulations!!!!! And catching up on the last week or so of posts cause I was so busy not going to Oprah :), that sounded like a wonderfully fun time. And the disappearing kid act? So been there done that, more than once, coulda told you it would happen.

DAWN!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!How great is that cover?! Yay, you! And thanks for the Oprah update. I am so sorry you guys weren't pulled out of the crowd! Maybe you would have been, if you had on those nice tea cup heels!

Go Dawn! Go, go, go Dawn!! :) (Little virtual happy dance for you!) I agree with other commenters that one (or all) of the Meehan kids would have been a cuter cover, but I love the rest of it--esp. the ": )" (turn your head to the right to read that part). Congratulations and thanks for sharing with us! ;)

I don't think there should be a picture of an actual real life child on the cover at all. A picture of your kids would be too personal, and a photo of someone else's kid just doesn't make sense. I agree that it should be a drawing instead. (Did you hear that, publishing company?)

Congratulations! I can't wait to purchase the book. I agree with the others. I would love to see you and your family on the cover. I like the idea of using a hand drawn picture, even a caricature. But however it's published, I'm sure we'll love it.

Hey Dawn! I don't write often but I wanted to congratulate you on the book!I have to agree with everyone else though about the cover. It really doesn't reflect the craziness and fun that keeps us so interested! People who haven't heard of you or read your blog will totally not get what the book is about. That kid needs a purple juice mouth, oatmeal in his hair and scissors in his hand! LOL

Wow, can you believe it??? I'd be pinching myself every couple minutes or so - all bruised up and still loopy. You and your family deserve every bit of it!!! BUT I think they should have used Rick's drawing from your blog as the cover...that, in my opinion...is perfect. I still love it and I'm pre-ordering as soon as possible.

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